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There is a great deal of energy, enthusiasm, and change happening in today's education sector. Existing and new education providers are leveraging the Internet, ICT infrastructure, digital content,... 
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"We’re witnessing a concerted retelling of the history of MOOCs. It’s one that erases almost all contributions made by Canadians. Stephen Downes. George Siemens. Dave Cormier. Alec Couros."
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The pedagogical foundations of massive open online courses
Carlos Lizarraga Celaya's curator insight,
May 8, 2013 11:39 AM
In 2011, the respective roles of higher education institutions and students worldwide were brought into question by the rise of the massive open online course (MOOC). MOOCs are defined by signature characteristics that include: lectures formatted as short videos combined with formative quizzes; automated assessment and/or peer and self–assessment and an online forum for peer support and discussion. Although not specifically designed to optimise learning, claims have been made that MOOCs are based on sound pedagogical foundations that are at the very least comparable with courses offered by universities in face–to–face mode. To validate this, we examined the literature for empirical evidence substantiating such claims. Although empirical evidence directly related to MOOCs was difficult to find, the evidence suggests that there is no reason to believe that MOOCs are any less effective a learning experience than their face–to–face counterparts. Indeed, in some aspects, they may actually improve learning outcomes.
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We spend so much time in education trying to make things better. Better policies. Better technology. Better standards. Better curriculum. Better instruction. Better assessment.
Carlos Lizarraga Celaya's curator insight,
May 10, 2013 12:48 PM
Instructivism is definitely more teacher and institutionally centered, where policy-makers and “power-holders” create processes, resource-pools, and conditions for success. Constructivism sees the teacher step aside to a new role as facilitator, pairing students with peers, learning processes, and another another at key moments based on data and observation while the students create their own knowledge and even early learning pathways. Connectivism is similar to constructivism–in fact, a learner participating in connectivism would likely do so at times with an constructivist approach. The difference here lies in the central role of relationships and networks in connectivism. Rather than supplemental, they are primary sources.
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A history of xMOOCs and cMOOCs (or collectivist MOOCs) with a review of two of the xMOOC providers and advice on how to choose between them.
Sérgio Lagoa's curator insight,
May 4, 2013 11:16 AM
The Ultimate Student Guide to xMOOCs and cMOOCs - moocnewsandreviews.com
Marci Segal, MS's curator insight,
May 5, 2013 8:26 AM
A good intro to MOOC's. Next best thing in education?
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Connectivism: The pipe is more important than the content within the pipe. Our ability to learn what we need for tomorrow is more important than what we know today.
Anne Whaits's curator insight,
May 1, 2013 10:44 PM
It is my view that one of the most significant statements made by George Siemens is this one: "As knowledge continues to grow and evolve, access to what is needed is more important than what the learner currently possesses."
The role of teaching (and learning) then needs to shift in several ways to support this. How do we support students in selecting, discerning, organising this information and critically reflecting on it? How do we support students in creating new ways of evidencing their learning? How do we encourage students to create content themselves that adds to this growing and evolving abundance of information and knowledge generation?
"The Network is the Learning"....another of George Siemens' statements that resonates so well with me. 
Carlos Castaño's comment,
May 10, 2013 10:08 AM
Quizá no sea aún una teoría del aprendizaje en sentido estricto del término, pero su influencia es innegable. Es, sin duda, un intento de articular una teoría del aprendizaje que entiende la Red. Y ese es el mejor comienzo
Carlos Lizarraga Celaya's curator insight,
May 10, 2013 12:46 PM
Connectivism is the integration of principles explored by chaos, network, and complexity and self-organization theories. In a knowledge economy, the flow of information is the equivalent of the oil pipe in an industrial economy… The pipe is more important than the content within the pipe. Our ability to learn what we need for tomorrow is more important than what we know today. A real challenge for any learning theory is to actuate known knowledge at the point of application. When knowledge, however, is needed, but not known, the ability to plug into sources to meet the requirements becomes a vital skill. As knowledge continues to grow and evolve, access to what is needed is more important than what the learner currently possesses.
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This week I met Seb Schmoller who recommended that I have a look at the ocTEL MOOC , a 10 week open course in technology enhanced learning which is being run by ALT (Association for Learning Techn...
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Take away the dorm rooms, the classroom banter, the brown-nosing, the keg parties and the tuition, and is it still college? (Two Cheers for Web U!: Take away the dorm rooms, the classroom banter, the brown-nosing, the keg parties and t...
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In this activity you will be devising a course that takes a strong connectivism approach, based on some key principles devised by Siemens. Take the description of the short course on digital skills...
Dr. Susan Bainbridge's insight:
Tips on course design.
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Helen Wybrants's curator insight,
April 18, 2013 4:31 AM
Rounding up some resources for research purposes... |
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I'm addicted to TED talks and wanted to share this one with the class.
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Carlos Lizarraga Celaya's curator insight,
May 10, 2013 12:49 PM
Learning basic digital skills through use of a network is somewhat of a contradiction. Hence, I have commented on Siemens’s key principles in the context of this most fundamental learning in a networked world. In the developing world, the most basic of digital skills (keyboard, mouse, logging on etc.) have to be learned before more valuable skills (searching, publishing) can be developed.
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The biggest development this week is the announcement of new classes on Coursera that particularly focus on continuing ed MOOCs for teachers.
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Stephen's Web, the home page of Stephen Downes, with news and information on e-learning, new media, instructional technology, educational design, and related subjects
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Preface Back in March 2013, I signed up to do the "Open Education" MOOC from The Open University on the OpenLearn platform. Also in March, I started my Doctorate in Education (EdD) at Canterbury Ch...
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Learning basic digital skills through use of a network is somewhat of a contradiction. Hence, I have commented on Siemens’s key principles in the context of this most fundamental learning in a networked world. In the developing world, the most basic of digital skills (keyboard, mouse, logging on etc.) have to be learned before more valuable skills (searching, publishing) can be developed.
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Kamakshi Rajagopal's comment,
April 23, 2013 5:14 PM
Hi Minter Dial! We are conducting a survey on education-related topics on Scoop.IT at the Open Universiteit in the Netherlands and could really use your help. Would you like to join our experiment? You can sign up here: http://bit.ly/14QR9oa Thanks for your participation!!!
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Extending the Learning Process: Using the Theory of Connectivism to Inspire Student Collaboration
Dr. Susan Bainbridge's insight:
Research paper from Melissa N MallonWichita State University
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Ignacio Sáenz de Miera's curator insight,
April 22, 2013 5:18 PM
"...my networks have changed the way I learned... ª Yes, so have mine... Thanks!
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My blog on Connectivist Learning for #h817open is at:
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